All About Me

My name is Jill, I'm a mother to three children and a wife to my husband, S, who I thank Heavenly Father for regularly because I would probably fall apart without him. S and I have been married over 20 years, a fact that still boggles my mind. He works from home and has for almost as long as we've been married. It has made raising our children more of a collaborative effort, and that has made it wonderful. 

My three children are V, non-binary (or possibly gender fluid) with they/she pronouns (they/her?); E, cis woman with she/her pronouns; and T, cis man with he/him pronouns. V came out to us two years ago, and we're still trying to adjust, all of us. We're doing okay. I think V feels safe with us, and that's the most important part of it.  

E just left to start school at Snow College, my first to do that. It's weird, not having her around. It's only been like... two days, and I miss her in a way I don't remember missing V. Mostly because when V left, they were three blocks away and I could (and still do) see them often. E is nearly 7 hours away. T is involved in the theater at the high school, and I don't see him much because of that. Early start, late return, at least I'm not a taxi mom anymore.

Some more about me:

• I read a lot. Not as much as I used to, but I still do a lot of reading.
• I suffer from depression, and while it's mostly under control, it is something I have to deal with.
• I write a lot. I have participated in 18 of the last 20 National Novel Writing Month challenges, and have done a fair share of other challenges as well.
• I love music. Right now, almost everything I listen to is Kpop. The list of groups I like and listen to is long. Very long.
• I am trying to get back into crocheting, learn knitting better, and maybe finish one of the way-too-many counted cross stitch projects I have before my son steals them.
• I'm a huge fan of The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran, and Getting Things Done by David Allen. I have also dipped into Tiny Habits and The Now Habit, all of which have helped me get things done.
• I am planning a long trip, and that's part of the reason I decided to start this blog. I wanted to document the prep I'm currently doing, and probably do a fair amount of reporting when I finally get to go.